Exploring the Solar System by Bruce Lafontaine (English) Paperback Book

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Forty-four dramatic illustrations depict an asteroid, a spacecraft observing the landscape of Mars, representations of all the planets, more. Captions.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Forty-four dramatic illustrations depict an asteroid, a spacecraft observing the landscape of Mars, representations of all the planets, more. Combining the history of astronomy with the latest advances in space age technologies, this exciting coloring book also joins fun with facts about space exploration and our solar system. Forty-four stunning illustrations, carefully researched and meticulously rendered, depict the geocentric and heliocentric solar system models; Galileo's drawings of the moon; the NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) spacecraft orbiting the asteroid Eros; an astronaut on the lunar surface with an "earthrise" overhead; the Magellan spacecraft penetrating the clouds of Venus to radar-map the continents; the enigmatic "face" on Mars; a U. S. space shuttle and its sleek successor, the Venture Star; plus representations of all the planets and much more. Each illustration is accompanied by a fact-filled caption in this celestial guide, which is sure to fascinate students, teachers, and colourists of all ages.

Author Biography

An award-winning artist, writer, and graphic designer, Bruce LaFontaine specializes in books about history, science, transportation, and architecture. Bruce has written and illustrated 70 Dover titles, and his work has appeared in Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, and other prominent publications.

Long Description

colourists will learn fascinating facts about the solar system as they enjoy 44 dramatic Space Age illustrations, including images of an asteroid, a spacecraft observing the landscape of Mars, representations of all the planets, and much more. Descriptive captions accompany illustrations.

Details ISBN0486403610 Short Title COLOR BK-EXPLORING THE SOLAR S Pages 48 Language English ISBN-10 0486403610 ISBN-13 9780486403618 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY NA Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Residence Rochester, NY, US DOI 10.1604/9780486403618 UK Release Date 2003-03-28 AU Release Date 2003-03-28 NZ Release Date 2003-03-28 US Release Date 2003-03-28 Audience Age 8 Publisher Dover Publications Inc. Series Dover Nature Coloring Book Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-03-28 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Audience Children's (6-12) Author Bruce Lafontaine Imprint Dover Children's We've got this

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